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Postby Jack of All Parades » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:02 am

"Faithless Love"- JD Souther by way of Ms Ronstadt- always liked this one.

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Postby verbal gymnastics » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:46 am

Baby love - The Supremes

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:03 am

"Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart"- The Supremes and this one, too!

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby verbal gymnastics » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:36 pm

Words of love - Buddy Holly
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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Tue May 01, 2012 4:58 pm

"Abandoned Love"-Dylan- 'the clown in me'

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Postby verbal gymnastics » Tue May 08, 2012 2:04 pm

Hand in glove - The Smiths
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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Wed May 09, 2012 5:17 pm

"Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie"- Ella Fitzgerald stumped as to how "Hand in Glove" came out of "Abandoned Love"

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby verbal gymnastics » Thu May 10, 2012 5:03 pm

Christopher Sjoholm wrote:"Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie"- Ella Fitzgerald stumped as to how "Hand in Glove" came out of "Abandoned Love"


Simple - the word "glove" contains the word "love" :wink:

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby mood swung » Fri May 11, 2012 8:19 am

Don't Go Borrowin' Trouble - Elizabeth Cook
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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Fri May 11, 2012 10:52 am

[If Loving You is Wrong] I Don't Want to be Right- The Faces- why not give a 'nod' to a recent inductee into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
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Postby verbal gymnastics » Fri May 11, 2012 3:27 pm

You never see a nipple in the Daily Express - John Cooper Clarke
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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Fri May 11, 2012 4:49 pm

"Express Yourself"- Charles Wright and the Watts 103 St Rhythm Band

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Postby verbal gymnastics » Mon May 14, 2012 2:37 pm

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Mon May 14, 2012 3:59 pm

"Expressway to your Heart"- Soul Survivors

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby mood swung » Tue May 15, 2012 2:47 pm

Express Yourself - the Silencers

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Wed May 16, 2012 4:13 pm

"Just[You Do it to Yourself]" Radiohead

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby verbal gymnastics » Thu May 17, 2012 3:52 am

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Thu May 17, 2012 4:04 pm

"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"- Donna Summer in honor of her passing

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby verbal gymnastics » Fri May 18, 2012 3:52 am

I feel love - Donna Summer

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Fri May 18, 2012 4:09 pm

"Love to Love You Baby"- Donna Summer seems appropriate to keep the line here

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby verbal gymnastics » Mon May 21, 2012 10:52 am

How deep is your love - Bee Gees
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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby oily slick » Mon May 21, 2012 4:20 pm

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?--Bee Gees
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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Mon May 21, 2012 4:26 pm

"You Should be Dancing"- Bee Gees lately all it seems to be is in memoriums

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby verbal gymnastics » Tue May 22, 2012 10:40 am

You're right Christopher...

Something a bit more jolly

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Re: Song Titles Game - Part II

Postby Jack of All Parades » Tue May 22, 2012 4:10 pm

"Dancing in the Streets"- Jagger and Bowie- this one puts a 'spring' in my step Enjoyed Sir Mick on the season end to SNL this past weekend.

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